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Is a 99% mortgage really that bad? This is Money podcast

Time:2024-05-21 19:45:03 source:Global Grounds news portal

The row over small deposit mortgage is the gift that keeps on giving.

Hot on the heels of the Budget plan that never appeared arrives Yorkshire Building Society's new deal, that's been dubbed a 99 per cent mortgage.

But is it really one of those and does it have any redeeming features?

And if it's cheaper than rent, is there anything wrong with taking a 99 per cent mortgage?

On this week's This is Money podcast, Georgie Frost and Simon Lambert talk tiny deposit mortgages, negative equity and buying vs renting.

Plus, gift card draining scammers, can your pension last retirement, and finally, where are the experts investing their Isa and how can you easily sort yours?

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